February 15 Events Pre-1600 * 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus * 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. * 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberi ...

Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rul ...

February 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. * 1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''March 1 (February 29 on leap years)'' by

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es on the

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek language, Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Easte ...

. For February 16th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

February 3 Events Pre-1600 * 1112 – Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence, marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. *1451 – Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. *1488 – ...

''.

Saints

* ''Hieromartyrs

Pamphilus of Caesarea Saint Pamphilus ( el, Πάμφιλος; latter half of the 3rd century – February 16, 309 AD), was a presbyter of Caesarea and chief among the biblical scholars of his generation. He was the friend and teacher of Eusebius of Caesarea, who ...

, Priest, and 11 companions, at Caesarea in Palaestina'' (c. 307-309):February 16 / March 1
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
16 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). :* ''Valens, Deacon, and Martyrs Paul, Seleucus, Porphyrius, Julian, Theodulus, Elias, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Samuel, and Daniel.'' * Saint Maruthas of Martyropolis, Bishop of Sophene and Martyropolis (422), and the Martyrs of Persia (4th century), whose relics rest in Martyropolis. * Saint

Flavian I of Antioch St. Flavian I of Antioch ( la, Flavianus I; February 404) was a bishop or Patriarch of Antioch from 381 until his death. He was born about 320, most probably in Antioch. He inherited great wealth, but resolved to devote his riches and his talents ...

, Archbishop of Antioch (404)March 1 / February 16
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). ''(see also:

September 27 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England. * 1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teuton ...

)'' * ''Saint Flavian the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople'' (449) * Venerable Flavian the Hermit, monastic and

Wonderworker Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking. A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a "thaumaturge", "thauma ...

. * Saint Mary the New, of Byzia in Thrace (9th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Onesimus Onesimus ( grc-gre, Ὀνήσιμος, Onēsimos, meaning "useful"; died , according to Catholic tradition), also called Onesimus of Byzantium and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was probably a slave to Philemon of Colo ...

, of the Seventy Apostles (c. 68)February 16
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also:

'') * Saint Honestus (''Honestus of Nîmes''), a disciple of

Saturninus of Toulouse Saint Saturnin of Toulouse ( la, Saturninus, oc, Sarnin, french: Saturnin, Sernin, ca, Serni, Sadurní, gl, Sadurninho and pt, Saturnino, Sadurninho, eu, Satordi, Saturdi, Zernin, and es, Saturnino, Serenín, Cernín) was one of the ''" ...

, who preached the Gospel in Spain (270) * Saint

Faustinus of Brescia Saint Faustinus (died about 15 February 381 A.D.) was bishop of Brescia from ''c.'' 360, succeeding Ursicinus of Brescia, Saint Ursicinus. His Calendar of saints, feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is 15 February: 16 February in the Orthodox ...

Bishop of Brescia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia ( la, Dioecesis Brixiensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, in Lombardy (Northwestern Italy).Bishop of Verden This is a list of bishops, prince-bishops, and administrators of Verden. The Catholic Diocese of Verden (german: link=no, Bistum Verden), was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mainz. From the 12th century, the Bishop of Verden was also, ''ex offi ...

(815)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* New Monk-martyr Romanus of

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on and Kapsokalyvia,

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, at Constantinople (1694) (''see also

January 5 Events Pre-1600 *1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Duchy of Burgundy, Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Turckh ...

'') * Saint Basil Gryaznov of Pavlovo-Posadsky (1869) * Saint

Macarius (Nevsky) Metropolitan Macarius (russian: Митрополит Макарий, secular name Mikhail Andreyevich Nevsky, russian: Михаил Андреевич Невский; October 1, 1835 in Shapkino, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire – ...

, Metropolitan of Moscow,

Apostle An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to send off". The purpose of such sending ...

to the Altai (1926) * Saint

Nicholas of Japan Saint Nicholas (Kasatkin), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin (russian: Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин; – 16 February 1912) was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and bishop. He introdu ...

, Archbishop and Equal-to-the-Apostles (1912) (''New Calendar date see also:

'')

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Peter Lagov, Priest (1931) * New Hieromartyr Elias Chetverukhin, Priest, of Moscow (1934) * New Hieromartyr Paul, Priest (1938)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics of Virgin-martyr

Juliana of Nicomedia Saint Juliana of Nicomedia is said to have suffered Christian martyrdom during the Diocletianic persecution in 304. She was popular in the Middle Ages, especially in the Netherlands, as the patron saint of sickness. Historical background Both th ...

(304) (''see also

December 21 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – The Roman Senate declares Vespasian emperor of Rome, the last in the Year of the Four Emperors. *1124 – Pope Honorius II is consecrated, having been elected after the controversial dethroning of Pope Celes ...

'') *

Synaxis {{For, the moth genus, Synaxis (moth) A synaxis ( el, σύναξις "gathering"; Slavonic: собор, ''sobor'') is a liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity (the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the ...

of the 'Cypriot' Icon of the

Theotokos ''Theotokos'' (Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are ''Dei Genitrix'' or ''Deipara'' (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are " ...

.Great Synaxaristes:
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Κύπρῳ
'' 16 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 15.

Icon gallery

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. File:Праведный Василий.jpg, St. Basil Gryaznov of Pavlovo-Posadsky. File:Metropolitan of Moscow Makariy Nevskiy.jpg, St

, Metropolitan of Moscow,

to the Altai. File:Nicholas of Japan.jpg, St.

. File:Juliana of Nicomedia.jpg, Virgin-martyr

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
March 1 / February 16
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 16
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'' Orthodoxy in China.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * '' The Roman Martyrology.'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 49–50. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 72. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
16 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). {{DEFAULTSORT:February 16 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar